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and those which survive the winter are few and ill-favoured. To en- 

 deavour to remedy this evil is the object of this article ; — the plan is 

 a very simple one. About the time at which greenhouse plants aie 

 taken from the borders, go over them and take from them what cut- 

 tings they can spare; (some may be cut to pieces, and made the 

 most of;) then take pots eight or nine inches in diameter, put twenty 

 or thirty cuttings in each, and plunge the pots to the rim in a hot- 

 bed which has but slight heat ; cover the pots of cuttings with hand- 

 glasses, or a small frame, and in a short time the cuttings will have 

 struck root. They may remain there as long as the weather is mild 

 — when the frost sets in, remove them to a room, or an}' other place 

 where they may be protected from the cold ; a small window with a 

 shelf in front, will contain 2C0 plants. If the same window was 

 employed for holding full sized plants, two common sized Pelargo- 

 niums would fill it. About the middle of March or the latter end, 

 plant each rooted cutting in a small pot, and put them into a shady 

 place until the season of transplanting them. 



ARTICLE V.— ON THE AYRSHIRE ROSE.— By Cleuicus. 



Being much pleased and interested in the culture of the Ayrshire 

 Rose, when grown as a climber, or to form a splendid bush, I tran- 

 scribe an account of its history, &c, for insertion in the Cabinet, as- 

 sured it will be interesting to its readers. 



"The beauty and usefulness of the Ayrshire Rose are not suf- 

 ficiently known. The rapidity with which it covers walls and fences, 

 or the sides of unsightly buildings, with its thick mass of branches 

 and foliage, and the brilliant effect of its numerous white flowers du- 

 ring the month of July, in situations where it is well exposed to the 

 sun, and particularly when trained over the roofs of cottages or gar- 

 den seats, are such valuable properties that no ornamental grounds 

 should be without it. 



A History of the Ayrshire Rose has been published by Mr. Noill, 

 the Secretary of the Caledonian Horticultural Society, in a paper 

 in the Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine; and communications 

 which I have received relative to the plant from Mr. Robert Aus- 

 tin, of Glasgow, and Mr. George Douglas, of Rodinghead, near 

 Kilmarnock, have enabled mc to add some few particulars to Mr. 

 Neill's account. It is stated to have been raised (in what manner I 

 shall hereafter observe on) in the garden of John Earl of Loudon, 

 at Loudon (.'aslle, in Ayrshire, in the year 1708 or 1709. Mr. 

 Douglas, who at that period had the charge of the estate and gar- 



